The Love Below

Hey Ya!

Andre 3000

Lyrics & Rhyme Analysis

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105

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[Chorus: André 3000]

Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦ Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦

Don't want to meet your daddy^✦

Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦

Just want you in my Caddy^✦ (Uh-oh)^✦

Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦

Don't want to meet your mama^✦ (Uh-oh)^✦

Hey ya! Uh-oh^✦

Just want to make you cumma^✦ (Uh-oh)^✦

Hey ya! Uh-oh^✦

I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm just being honest^✦ (Uh-oh)^✦

Hey ya!

I'm just being honest^✦

[Bridge 1: André 3000]

Hey, alright^✦ now, alright^✦ now, fellas (Yeah?)

Now, what's cooler^✦ than being cool? (Ice Cold!)

I can't hear ya

I say what's, what's cooler^✦ than being cool? (Ice Cold!)

Alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright^✦

Alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright,^✦ alright^✦

Okay^✦ now, ladies (Yeah?)

Now, we gon' break this thing down in just a few seconds

Now don't have me break this thing down for nothing

Now I want to see y'all on your baddest behavior

Lend me some sugar,^✦ I am your neighbor

Ah, here we go!

[Refrain: André 3000]

Shake it, sh-shake it, shake it, sh-shake it (Uh-oh)^✦

Shake it, sh-shake it, Shake it, shake it, sh-shake it (Uh-oh)^✦

Shake it like a Polaroid^✦ picture,^✦ hey ya!

Shake it, sh-shake it, shake it, sh-shake it

Shake it, shake it (okay),^✦ shake it, sugar^✦

Shake it like a Polaroid^✦ picture^✦

[Bridge 2: André 3000]

Now all the Beyoncés and Lucy^✦ Lius

And baby^✦ dolls, get on the floor

You know what to do, oh, you know what to do

You know what to do

[Chorus: André 3000]

Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦ Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦

Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦ Hey ya! (Uh-oh,^✦ hey ya!)

Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦ Hey ya! (Oh, oh, uh-oh)^✦

Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦ Hey ya! (Uh-oh)^✦

Technical Breakdown

7.0

Multisyllabic Rhymes9.5

Complexity of rhyme schemes (data-driven)

Internal Rhymes9.5

Rhymes within a line (data-driven)

Wordplay / Double Entendres5.0

Clever language, metaphors, punchlines

Cadence / Rhythm5.5

Flow variation and timing (data-driven)

Vocabulary Complexity4.0

Range and depth of words used (data-driven)

Delivery / Breath Control9.0

Performance and control

Computed Score6.98

Production

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Critic Analysis

RAPLEDGER BAROMETER™

The verse relies on pop-centric, infectious simplicity to mask high-level vocal performance and rhythmic timing, prioritizing catchiness over dense lyrical complexity.

9.5

Multisyllabic

9.5

Internal Rhymes

5.5

Cadence / Flow

Vocabulary

Wordplay

Delivery

Repetitive melodic hooksCall and responseSyncopated ad-lib placementPhonetic play

Rhyme Architecture: Uses AABB/AABB structures based on simple end-rhymes (daddy/Caddy, mama/cumma) to anchor a repetitive, high-energy pop cadence.

Verified Doubles & Entendres

"make you cumma"

① A phonetic distortion of 'come on' to fit the rhyme scheme established by 'mama'.② A suggestive double entendre referencing sexual climax, leveraging the phonetic proximity to the intended verb.

Exceptional vocal energy and charisma

High-level rhythmic precision in the 'Alright' sequence

Effective use of call-and-response to dictate listener engagement

Limited lexical depth

Low metaphorical density

Subject matter is intentionally surface-level to facilitate the pop hook

Hey Ya!

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